March 9th, 2009 admin
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On this episode of Skeptiko, science journalist and author of 13 Things That Don’t Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time, Michael Brooks.
“People might say come on science give us the truth about this. I’m not sure people actually want the truth. I think a lot of the time, in science and religion studies, people want validation of their original viewpoint.”
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October 29th, 2008 admin
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“Of course, there are many people who pride themselves on being skeptics, who are not skeptical about the things they believe in. We, all of us, are inclined to read a disconfirming research more critically than confirming research. There’s actually been research on this.” – Dr. Carol Tavris
Alex: Welcome to Skeptiko where we explore controversial science with leading researchers, thinkers and their critics. I’m your host, Alex Tsakiris.
Before we jump into today’s interview, I wanted to update you on some of the things that have been going on here at Skeptiko. We really have quite a bit happening. For those of who are regular listeners, I know that you’re interested in the research projects that we have going on, and I do receive a bunch of e-mails about that. So, I want to update you.
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June 2nd, 2008 admin
Description: Dr. Steven Novella from the Skeptics Guide to the Universe discusses his participation in an upcoming psychic medium demonstration. The panel also discusses the protocol used to avoid “cold readings”, and accurately score results.
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Announcer: On this episode of skeptiko, Dr. Steven Novella of The Skeptics Guide to the Universe on medium research.
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Dr. Steven Novella: …starting hypothesis, is that there is no paranormal psychic phenomenon going on here. Certainly, it’s where…it’s certainly on record that that is our current position based upon the evidence that we’ve seen so far. The whole point of designing a protocol is that the bias as we go into it should be rendered irrelevant…
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